muçununga

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Bantu.

Pronunciation

Noun

muçununga f (plural muçunungas)

  1. (Bahia) a type of biome characterised by sandy, humid and soft soil
    • 2005, João Augusto Álves Meira Neto et al., Composição florística, espectro biológico e fitofisionomia da vegetação de muçununga nos municípios de Caravelas e Mucuri, Bahia in Revista árvore, vol. 29, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, page 139:
      Foram feitos perfis em quatro diferentes estratos, em ambas as muçunungas.
      Profiles were collected from four different strata, in both muçunungas.